Involute has many definitions across multiple disciplines (e.g., mathematics, engineering, botany, and biology). Following are a few of the definitions in brief sourced from multiple sites.
- adj.: involved or intricate
- adj.: curled inward (typically spirally)
- verb: to decrease in size after an enlargement
- noun: a particular type of curve that is dependent on another shape
One common application of this type of curve is in the design of gear teeth.
Seeing the involute of a square helps illustrate what is happening.
The shape from which the involute is formed in named the evolute.
Example of an involute shell.
Example of an involute leave.
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